MP

Paul Miles (Liberal) since 2008.

Profile

Covers the outer northern Perth suburbs on the eastern side of Lake Wanneroo north of Gnangara Road. From north to south it includes the suburbs of Carramar, Tapping, Ashby, Sinagra, Wanneroo, Hocking, Pearsall and Gnangara.

Redistribution

Previously well over quota, Wanneroo loses Banksia Grove in the north to Butler and Darch and Madeley in the south to Girrawheen. The Liberal margin is estimated to increase from 0.7% to 1.0%.

Background

Wanneroo has existed on regularly changing boundaries in the outer northern suburbs of Perth since 1989. Wanneroo was won at its first election by Labor's Jacquie Watkins, who had held the abolished local seat of Joondalup since the election of Labor to office in 1983. She was defeated in 1993, Wanneroo being won for the Liberal Part by local councillor and former policeman Wayde Smith.

Smith was an associate of disgraced former Wanneroo Mayor Dr Wayne Bradshaw and ran into problems with accusations raised at the inquiry into Wanneroo Council. However, Smith was diligent at local numbers and retained local pre-selection, only to find that the Liberal Party's State Executive refused to endorse him. Smith did not contest the 1996 election.

Iain MacLean became the new Liberal MP for Wanneroo at the 1996 election, having previously served a term in the Legislative Council. MacLean was defeated at the 2001 election by Labor's Dianne Guise. Guise doubled her majority in 2005 but was defeated on new electoral boundaries in 2008 by Liberal Paul Miles.

Ever Changing Boundaries

In 1989 Wanneroo covered all of the area north of Ocean Reef Road, but population growth over the last two decades has seen the electorate contract away from the coast and it now covers only areas east of Lake Joondalup. First the electorate of Joondalup was created in 1996 to the west of the lake, then Mindarie was created further north for the 2005 election. The Mindarie was stretched further north in 2008 taking in all the coastal areas previously in Waneroo.

The map below can display all the boundaries used for Wanneroo since 1989. Just use the check boxes on the left to turn the different boundaries on and off. The map has all the usual functionality of a Google Map, and you can zoom in to take a close look at the precise boundaries using the graduated bar on the left or by hovering over the map and using your mouse-wheel. You can also grab the map and re-position within the map frame.

2013 BALLOT PAPER (5 Candidates)

Candidate Name

Party

PHILLIPS, Rob

The Greens (WA)

TREBY, Brett

WA Labor

MILES, Paul

Liberal Party

BIRCH, Meg

Australian Christians

RAPP, Moyna

Family First

CANDIDATES

Rob Phillips

The Greens (WA)

Phillips has lived in Wanneroo for more than twenty years after building a passive solar home on a large native bush block. He has a long history of involvement in multicultural activities as well as sporting clubs and community organisations. He has a deep interest in the arts, was the Director of an acoustic music festival for four years and is active in several choirs and performing groups, including the Working Voices social justice choir. He is an internationally-recognised academic in the field of educational technology, with qualifications in chemistry, theoretical chemistry and computer science. Phillips was the Green candidate for Cowan at the 2010 Federal election.

Treby has lived in the local area for 31 years and has been a Councillor at the City of Wanneroo since 1999. During his time on Council he has served as Deputy Mayor and represented the council on state and national forums. He has worked as a public servant, and until early 2012 worked on the Perth Major Stadium project, initially as Executive Officer to the Major Stadia Taskforce through to the Project Manager, Policy and Research on the Burswood Major Stadium project. More recently he has worked in strategic planning for the Department of Sport and Recreation, in developing sporting and community facilities in outer metropolitan areas.

50 year-old Miles was born in the UK and migrated to Perth as a child with his parents in 1970. Miles has lived in Wanneroo area for more than 20 years and worked as a copier technician before his election to Parliament in 2008. Miles was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for Wanneroo in 2005 and was elected to Wanneroo City Council in 2007.

Rapp migrated to Western Australia from India in 1978 . A graphic designer by trade, she has run her own graphic design business while raising a young family. She has been married for 35 years and has two adult children. Rapp was the Family First candidate in Hillarys at the 2008 state election, and contested Tangney at the 2010 Federal election.